Morning Oregonian., November 03, 1917, Image 1

VOL.. LVIL m 17,TGI.
rOKTLA'Xb, OKKUUN,' SATUKDAY, NOVEJIJU-li 3, 1917,
IMS ICE FIVE CENTS.
PHOilE GIRLS ARE
ORDERED IB IRK
Mediator Urges Nation to
Take Over System.
2 ALASKAN SHIPS
WRECKED BY ICE
WAR IS ISSUE OF
NATIONAL ARMY IS
CLOSED TO-YOUTH
MONEY IS NEEDED
BY RUSSIAN PEOPLE
OREGON BOYS ARE
TOGETHER AGAIN
MALQNE ACCUSED
OF HIRING ENEMIES
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UNION BACKS UP ARBITER
Conciliator Advises Drastic
Step When Company De-
dines to Meet Unions.
SECOND APPEAL UNHEEDED
Telephone Officials Contend
Chief Demand of Girls. Is
Not Open to Arbitration.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. Tele
graphic orders were dispatched to
night along the Pacific Coast by the
district council of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
ordering all members on strike to re
turn to work and those who had not
struck to remain at their jobs pending
the efforts of Verner Z. Reed, Fed
eral mediator, to bring about a set
tlement with the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph Company.
The action of the council waj an
nounced "by its president, John Mor
genthaler, who said that the members
had voted to "back up unqualifiedly"
Mr. Reed's recommendation to the De
partment of Labor that the Govern
ment take over and operate the com
pany's system.
Mr. Reed said that at his last talk
." with company officials late today
they still held out against recognition
of the Telephone Girls' Union, and
that -unlc they receded mediation
would be abandoned.
Seizure of System Urged.
Settlement of the Pacific Coast
telephone strike lies in the hands of
the Federal Government tonight.
Mediation has bef n abandoned.
Government seizure and operation
of the entire properties of the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph Company "in
the interest of National defense" was
recommended late today by Verner Z.
Reed, Federal mediator, in a telegram
to Secretary of Labor Wilson. Reed
acknowledged complete- failure to set
tle the controversy leading to a walk
out of unionized operators which has
partly paralyzed service in cities of
the. Pacific Northwest and threatened
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Drastic Step Proposed.
Mr. Reed asked Secretary Wilson
and the Mediation Commission, now !
in Arizona, "unanimously to recom-1
commandeering of the telephone com
pany's properties, its subsidiaries and
to press into Government service its
officials, superintendents, foremen and
employes, whether on strike or not."
During the interim, Reed said, the
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ja uoyernraent wouia expect mose on
strike in Portland, Seattle, Tacoma
I nd other Pacific Northwest cities to
V eturn immediately to. work pending'
Union Recognition Refused. .
His summary request followed flat
refusal today of the corporation to
grant recognition of the telephone
operators' unions, as urged by Mr.
Reed yesterday in a proposed agree
ment framed by him and accepted by
the representatives of the organized
employes, whose principal demand was
recognition of the operators' unions,
in addition to wage increases ' and
other betterments, involving approx
imately 5000 organized workers ' of
r. Washington, Oregon, California and
i. Nevada.
In his telegram Mr. Reed explained
X"hat his recommendations to com-
iflndppr nrnnrt,?ps and pmnlnvps nf
ie company were limited to the ex
ent "necessary to maintain full effi
ciency of operation."
Strike Not Sanctioned.
Representatives of- organized em
ployes were in conference tonight to
decide means of forcing' return of
those already on strike, - an action
which was taken yesterday in de
fiance1 of officers of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
who voted deferment pending results
of mediation.
After sending his message to Sec
retary Wilson, Mr. Reed, in explaining
his recommendation, issued the fol
lowing statement:
"After continued and most earnest
(Concluded uu 1'ase 6, Column 2.)
Xome Citizens Seize 'Tus to 'Try
to Locale Missing- Scliotiiicr,
but Xo Trace Is -found". '
SEATTLE. Wash., Xov. 2. Blizzards
and snow storms along the Alaskan
coasts this week caused the probable
loss of two 'essels. the Alaska pas
senger and freight steamship AI-Ki and
the power schooner White Bear. Four
men aboard the White Bear are be
lieved to have perished.
The Al-Kt piled up on Chicasoff Is
land near Juneau Thursday while en
route from Juneau to Sitka in a blind
ing: snow storm. Today" she was re
ported breaking in two. Her passen
gers were taken to Juneau by the Gov
ernment cable ship Burnside.
The White Bear, with a crew of three
and one passenger, was blown out into
the slush ire of the Bearins. Sea Sun
day while carrying bullion from Solo
mon to Nome. Wednesday Nome citi
zens seized the tug Genevieve and set
out in search of her but returned today
without finding any traces. She is be
lieved to have swamped. The Gene
vieve was all but caught in lhe ice
herself and the crew had to chop ice
off her sides several times during the
trip.
In addition to the Alaska wrecks, fog
over Puget Sound lured the Garland
Steamship Company's steamer Javary
onto the sands of Whidby Island near
Port Townsend Thursday. The Ja
vary was floated today and was ex
pected to resume her voyage from
China to Tacoma tonight.
DRAFT EVASION SUSPECTED
Ituliuns Arrested Charged With Sub
stituting Drafted Men.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. The first
arrests in the investigation by Federal
authorities following reports that sub
stitutes had been bribed or induced by
San Francisco's selective draft men to
take their places in National Army
quotas sent to Camp Lewis, Tacoma,
were made today, when the police took
into custody five Italians.
They will be held pending Inquiry
whether men -bearing: their names are
now at Camp Lewis, according to Don
S. Rathbun. special investigator for the
Department of Justice.
GRAIN CROPS ESTIMATED
Argentine
Harvest . to
November 15.
Begin on
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 2. According
to the latest government crop estimates,
the wheat crop will total 5.600,000 tons,
linseed 950.000 tons,-and oats 1,200,000
tons, the figures indicating crops ap
proaching or exceeding the records.
It was considered too early to esti
mate on the maize harvest. The har
vesting of the other crops will begin
on November 15.
SPANISH CABINET FORMED
Marquis Manuel Garcia . Prleto En
trusted With Task by King.
MADRID, Nov. 2. King Alfonso to
day entrusted Marquis Manuel Garcia
Prieto with the task of forming a coali
tion Cabinet on the widest possible
basis.
The Marquis on several occasions has
held portfolios in the Spanish Cabinets
and was Premier from April until June
of the present year.
FOREIGN TRADING BARRED
Milling Exports to Be Handled
by
Food Administration.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2. The milling
division of the United States food ad
ministration announced here tonight
that, effective immediately, all direct
trading by American millers, exporters
and blenders of flour with European
countries is prohibited.
This business will be handled here
after only by the food administration.
BOND SUPERSEDES RING
Pendleton Man. Seals Wedding
Promise With Liberty Bond.
PENDLETON. Or.. Nov. 2. (Special.)
The liberty bond has superseded the
engagement ring in Pendleton. One
lucky young man, in sealing the prom
ise to wed, presented his bride-to-be
with a $50 bond, telling her she might
exchange it for a ring if she pleased.
She kept the bond.
FOOD BUYERS DISCREDITED
Government Has Xo Agents Acquir
ing Canned Products.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. The food
administration denies plans to com
mandeer canned goods.
Men attempting to buy home-canned
products, ' declaring themselves to be
food administration agents, -are im
postors, it was announced today.
ROLAND B. MOLINEUX DIES
Death Recalls Famous Murder Mys
tery-of Nearly 2 0 Years Ago.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2 Roland B.
Molyneux, central figure in a famous
murder mysteiy, which was generally
known as the Molyneux case, nearly 20
years ago, died today in a Long Island
hospital. . . .. .. . ,
Pro-H u n Gu ns Trai ned
- -
on Mitchel,
OPPONENTS GET PEACE VOTE
Hylan and Hillquit "Strength
Wanes as Election Nears.
SOCIALIST NOW TARGET
Fusion and , Democratic Standard
Hearers in 'cw York Suddenly
Awake to Fact Hillquit Is
Pulling; Their Votes.
BY CHARLES J11CHEI.SON.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2." (Special. The
war that was made in Germany does
not show a greater disregard for what
were supposed to be the ethics of the
game than does the political war now
raging in New York City. The four
cornered fight three-and-a-half-cor
nered, according- to the sneering
Mitchel estimate, the half being Ben
nett, the Republican 'candidate
abounds in gws bombs,-violation of neu
trality and firing on the white flag.
The Hylan people tell you that Mit
chel is a crook. The Mitchel people
tell you that Hylan Is not only a crook,
but a traitor as well, and both declare
that Hillquit, the Socialist, is every
manner of disloyal thing spy, German
agent, communard. Each admits that
Hillquit is .drawing most .of his
strength from the other.
Socialist Drawn From Kuth.
Neither admits the actual danger of
the election of Hillquit who denounces
the war, sneers at the liberty bonds
and demands that peace be arranged
forthwith on the lines suggested by the
Russian radicals, which is essentially a
German peace. They generally concede
hat the Socialist will get 150,000 votes.
which is five times the normal Socialist
strength In the greater city.
If they happen to have under-esti
mated, the number of people who are
joining with the Socialists this time
the pro-Germans and the disgusted in
dependents, who believe what Mitchel
says about Hylan and what Hylan says
about Mitchel, and the sweatshop work
ers and their brethren among the un
derpaid multitudes it might come to
pass that the biggest city In America
will be governed by a man who makes
opposition to American patriotism his
whole platform.
lIlllqult'B Strength Wanes.
If Mitchel is defeated and every
surface indication is that if the elec
tion were tomorrow he would be it
will not, mean that Hylan is Mayor be
cause New York is generally disloyal.
If Hillquit is elected, it will mean that
very thing. However, such campaigns
as this are almost invariably louder in
proportion to their strength than the
others. Richard Croker used to say-
that radicals were always elected a.
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Kmplo) incut Obtained as Civilian
Laborer at Camp" Lew Is to lie o
-Scene of His Desires.
TACOMA. Wash.; Nov. 2.-lSpeciiU.)
George Yarrelborough, 25 years old,
of Seattle, has endeavored unsuccess
fully, for weeks to. get into the National
Army at Camp Lewis. He will not en
list in any other' branch for his heart
is set on the National division. So much
so that he works out at Camp Lewis
as a civilian laborer to be near the
crowd. . . . . . . ......
He drew a number far down the list
when .the capsules were pulled at
Washington. He had no chance in his
home district. He was told by the
Tacoma rdistrict exemption board that
a big crowd had been drawn In Aber
deen. Hope, rose - for the moment but
then he was Informed that if he reg
istered in Aberdeen he would have to
take a new serial number, so he is still
out of the National Army and stjll
try lug- to- get -in. - .
Recruiting officers are trying to get
him to change his mind -about Camp
Lewis and are urging him to get into
some other branch of the service.
PENNY HOARDING IS TABOO
Shortage at Coppers Caused by
Federal War Tax.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. Penny
hoarding and small coin savings banks
were placed today on the official taboo
list by Raymond T. Baker, director of
the mint. With mints working day.
night and Sundays making pennies,
Director Baker appealed to savers of
small coins to exchange them for
larger ones and relieve the shortage.
Taxes of odd cents on luxuries and
the Christmas season have depleted
the stored supplies of small coins.
The Treasury 'win soon put into ef
fect a war savings system to draw out
the hoarded coins.
WARM SUN SHUNS CHICAGO
Windy City Shivers -in Coldest Octo
ber on Record.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2. (Special.) If ever
shivers and overcoats were justified in
October, it was this October.
So far as there are records on hand,
and tho.e in the-Chicago bureau dre
bock as far as 1871. there hasn't been
another October so cold as last month.
The mean temperature' was 4i degrees,
while the average mean temperature
for the month is 53.2 degrees. Not a
single warm day was observed. The
first snow of the season, fell October
12. The earliest on record is October
9, 1906. . , - . - .
2000 NURSES IN SERVICE
Red Cross Workers Available for
Army Exceeding Million Men.
WASHINGTON, Nov. - 2. About 2000
Red Cross nurses already have been
sent to Europe, Red Cross headquar
ters announced today.
Fifteen thousand nurses have been
enrolled, a number estimated as enough
for an army' of "a million and a half
men.
Approximately 1000 nurses are being
added every month.
WE'VE GOT OUR HANDS FULL!
Supplv':o Troops Is
STRAIN OF WAR IS TELLING
Russia's Allies Must Shoulder
Brunt of Fighting.
REVOLUTION HELD YOUNG
Premier Kercnsky Says Masses Arc
Worn Out, but That Russia Will
Continue to Assume Important
Part In World Conflict.
PETROGRAD. Thursday, Nov. 1.
Russia is worn out by the strain of
war and must have help. Premier
Ker'ensky today told the Associated
Press, amplifying his story of last
night. e said that Russia claims as
her right that the other allies now
should shoulder the burden which she
has borne.
Russia, the Premier declared, has
been fighting 18 months longer than
England, and Russia has fought her
battles alone and is'flghting alone.
The world must not -lose faith in
the Russian revolution, because it is
an economic one. No one, the Premier
added, has the right to feel disillu
sioned about it, as It takes years to
develop a stable gdvernment.
Money Mont eected.
America's most useful way of helping
Russia is in sending boots, leather, iron
and money. Premier Kerensky said it
would be impossible for the United
States to send troops because the diffi
culties of transport, would be too great.
Russia is not out of the war, Keren
sky said, in answer to reports to the
contrary.
"It has been said by travelers return
ing from. England and elsewhere to
America that opinion among the peo
ple not . officially, but generally is
that Hu&sia. Is virtually out of the war,"
It was explained.
IlusHla Still la -War.
"Is Russia out of the war?" Premier
Kerensky laughed. "That," he an
swered, "is a ridiculous question. Rus
sia is taking an enormous part in the
war. One has only to remember hls
toiy. 4 Russia' began the war for the
allies. While she was already fight
ing, England was only preparing and
America was only observing.
"Russia, at the beginning, bore the
whole brunt of the fighting, thereby
saving Great Britain and France. Peo
ple who say she is out of the. war have
short memories. We have fought since
the beginning and they must now take
the heaviest part of the burden on
their shoulders. .
"At present Russian public opinion Is
greatly agitated by the question "Where
Is the great British fleet, now that the
German fleet is out in the Baltic?'
. "Russia," the Premier repeated, "Is
worn out. She has been fighting one
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.)
Last of Guard From Home Arrives
at Eastern Camp Five Xcw
'Lieutenants Due Soon.
WITH THE OREGON TROOPS. Nov.
2. (Special.) For the first time since
answering the call last March the 162d
Regiment (Third Oregon) is together
tonight. Under command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Carle Abrams, the soldiers
detrained here this afternoon. When
the first company put in its appearance
and was recognized a great cheer rent
the air and tonight there is a family
reunion.
Colonel Abrams reports his command
had a successful trip and although the
men were car tired when they got off
the train, the short march to the com
pany street removed the kinks and
they made a splendid appearance.
Word was received today that five
of the former Third Oregon soldiers
who had attended the officers' training
school at the Presidio, San Francisco,
would report to the regiment now.
They have been commissioned Lieuten
ants. They are H. Brace, E. V. Wootan,
E. B. Carlson, Ellis Van Atta and M. F.
Hathaway. -
GERMANS RISE IN BRAZIL
Difficulty Experienced in Moving
Trains In Southern District.
BUENOS AIRES. Nov. 2. A German
uprising is in progress In Southern
Brazil, completely paralyzing railway
traffic, according to private reports re
ceived In railway circles here.
The strikes inaugurated in this dis
trict are said to be spreading to other
parts of Brazil. It is - reported that
only the strictest military measures
are making the movement of any trains
possible.
The dispatches continue to report
th,e severest military measures against
Germans" In Southern Brazil, where
there are large German, colonies. De
tails as to these measures and general
conditions are withheld by the cen
sorship.
"LIBERTY MOTOR" SUCCESS
First Wholly American I'ljrlilins Air
plane Takes to Air.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. The first
fighting airplane wholly made -in.
America of American materials has
taken the air in successful test flights.
In making this fact known today of
ficials of the Aircraft Production Board
said few changes in the design of
either the plane or the "liberty motor"
are believed necessary, and that pro
duction In quantity of the fighting ma
chines soon will be in progress in
many factories. 1
HUN APOLOGIST BEATEN
Lawyer's Defense of Belgian Inva
sion Angers Peiinsylvanians.
WELLSBORO, Pa., Nov. 2. Asser
tions that Germany was Justified in her
invasion bf Belgium caused a crowd of
several hundred men gathered to honor
drafted men today to attack and drag
W. M. Kehler, a local lawyer, across
the street and force him to kiss an
American flag.
Later, on the advice of the authori
ties, Mr. Kehler left town with his
family in a motor car.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 53
degrees; .minimum. -41' degree.
TODAY'S Rain; moderate southeasterly
winds.
War.
Italians driven across Tagllamento. Page 4.
Money and supplies, rather than troops,
neeaea oy sussla. fage 1.
Eight lost when Finland is torpedoed.
rage z.
Peace plan of Soldiers' and Workmen's dele
gates criticised severely by Russian Par
liament. Page 2.
Destroyers are overcoming submarine men
ace. Page 2.
National.
Dudley Field Malone accused of hiring known
ISerman agents, fage 1.
lomrwt ir.
Phone strikers ordered back pending result
of mediators advice that Nation seise
system. Page 1.
Oregon soldiers together again. Page 1.
Ohio expected to Join dry column Tuesday.
Page 3.
Arctic galea wreck two Alaska ships.
Page 1.
Banks of Twelfth Federal Reserve District
show prosperity. Page b.
Sports.
Marines' and Oregon eleven arrive for big
game today. Page n.
Ice Palace closes. Page 14.
Good bouts scheduled for smoker November
13. Page 14.
Beaver franchise about to be transferred to
Sacramento. Page lit.
Franklin eleven defeats Benson 41 to 0.
Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
National Army seems closed to youth eager
to get In. Page i.
Mayor Gill promises to rid Seattle of vice.
Page 5.
Grain Inspection Department of Oregon out
- of funds, sends out S. O. S. Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Pacific Coast cranberry crop double that of
last year. Page 19.
Short trading in Wall-street stock market Is
checked. rafe 1U.
Port Commission orders two tugs laid up.
rage lo.
. Portland and Vicinity.
Few food slackers reported by canvassers.
Page 8.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19.
"Telephone service practically normal," says
telephone company spokesman, and strik
ers say they are satisfied with results.
Page 6.
Third Annual Manufacturers" and Land
Products Show opens tonight. Page lis.
Tents rising for big livestock show. Page 18.
Red Cross heads pay flying visit to Port
land. Page 7.
Ezra J. Andrews sues Frank Gebbie for (30,
U'H) damages. Page t.
Portland lad and sister run away from home,
' "ago o.
German Agents Learn
Military Secrets,
TRANSPORT WORK DIRECTED
Troop Ships' Equipment Is
Known to Avowed Foes.
FACTS ARE NOT DENIED
Providence Journal Jsajs Collector
of Port of Xcw York Resigned
Because Government Could
Not Countenance Actions.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. (Special.)
Dudley Field Malone, former Collector
of the Port of New York, has threat
ened to sue the Providence Journal for
publishing a long and detailed story
yesterday in which It Is asserted that
Malone resigned the collectorship, not
to espouse the cause of woman suf
frage, "but because the Government
could no longer tolerate his methods
in the conduct of that office or continue
to overlook his constant and inexpllc-
le activities in dragging into the
service of his department dangerous
alien enemies."
The article In question relates that
several months after the declaration of
war by the t'nited States "it was dis--
coveied that Collector Malone had
taken into the Government service for
work directly connected with the prep
aration of xuf transports . for sea. more
than 70 Hangerous alien enemies, in
such positions as to enable' them to
note every possible activity in connec
tion with our transport service and- to
become familiar with every feature of
engine room work and wireless Instal
lation on these transports while they
were being made ready to carry Amer
ican soldiers across tha Atlantic to
fight against Germans." . .
I e ef Germans Not Denied.
Malone does not deny that Germans
were employed in the manner charged.
These accusations are not dented in.
Washington, or in any other source.
Upon reading the Journal story, Ma
lone said:
"After the capture of German ships
in this port everything regarding the-
employment and use of men on board
of the ships was done under the direct
supervision of the Shipping Board and
with the advice of the Navy Depart
ment. I. as Collector of the Port, had
nothing to do with any of them." .
He also" denied resigning 'for other
than, the reason he assigned at the
time. '
Vaterland Crew Tut Work.
The Journal asserts that it has posi
tive proof of the facts it sets forth,
which, in part, are as follows:
"Three men, - all expert engineers -from
the-Vaterland. were permitted by
Collector Malone to take charge of im
portant work in the engine-rooms of
Army transports and were kept at that
work apparently without any super
vision for. months. These men -were
Fritz Heumans, August' Coemans, Sr..
and August Coernans. Jr.
"Fritz Stannard, formerly assistant
superintendent of the Hamburg-American
line, and of the men known to be
an alien enemy, was allowed to work in
the quartermaster's department - on
transports while enjoying not only a
pension from the German government,
but a part pension from the Hambur
Amerlcan line and. of course, his salary
from the United States.
Kirmj Draws V. S. Pay.
"W. A. Ilann. master mechanic in the .
employ of the Hamburg-American line,
with naval rank from the German gov
ernment, was permitted to undertake
the work of superintendent of mechan
ics on four of the largest American
transports which were to be made,
ready for sea. notwithstanding the fact
than Rann has been assistant ' to In
spector Koetter. of the Hamburg -American
line, and that Koetter was the man
under whose personal' direction' all of
the Hamburg-American ; . and North.
German Lloyds ships were disabled last
February. ,
"One Bachmar, who superintended
the installation of the Sayville -wireless
plant for the German government,
and who has been known for a year and
a half to the authorities at Washing
ton as. a dangerous German propa
gandist agent, was put to work by Col
lector Malone as wireless expert at
Pier 65, North River, to equip tha
steamship George W. Goethals and
other American vessels with wireless
apparatus.
German Naval Reaervldt Hired.
"Peter Schmidt, a German naval re
servist, and a rabid German agitator,
was given the position as head of a.
partol of watchmen, with the job of
guarding several transports while they
were lying at the docks, a position
in which he was able to ascertain al
most the exact number of troops for
which preparations were being made
on board these vessels.
"Ernst Androff and Ernst Joedicke,
former employes of the Hamburg
American line, were put to work under
Dudley Field Malone's orders as in
spectors on board transports being
made ready tor sea. The following
alien enemies, mostly expert electri
cians and engineers, were permitted by
Collector Malone to work at will
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